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  Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 The United States tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the country's military said. "This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective," the US Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement. "Such tests have occurred over 300 times before, and this test is not the result of current world events," it added. The Pentagon said ahea ... read more |
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Chinese delegation to visit North Korea for key anniversarySeoul (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 A high-level delegation of Chinese officials will visit North Korea this week to attend celebrations for a key national holiday, both sides said Thursday. ... more  
Australia PM confirms China visit, Li says ready to resume exchangesJakarta (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 China's Premier Li Qiang told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday that Beijing was ready to work with Canberra to resume exchanges in different areas, Chinese state media reported. ... more  
Armenia, US forces to hold joint drills amid Moscow tensionsYerevan (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Armenia will host joint drills with US forces next week, officials in Yerevan said Wednesday - the latest sign of the ex-Soviet republic's drift from its traditional ally Russia. ... more 
US, Chinese and Russian officials gather at East Asia summitJakarta (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended an East Asia summit in Jakarta on Thursday, as host Indonesia's leader warned against sharpening rivalries. ... more |
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Philippines' Marcos opposes 'militia vessels' in South China SeaJakarta (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos told leaders at a summit in Indonesia on Thursday to oppose the use of "coast guard and maritime militia vessels" in the South China Sea, where Manila has a territorial dispute with Beijing. ... more |
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Britain to designate Wagner Group as a terrorist organizationWashington DC (UPI) Sep 6, 2023 Britain on Wednesday introduced a plan to designate the Russian mercenary paramilitary Wagner Group as a terror organization. ... more  
Ukraine parliament approves Umerov as new defence ministerKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Ukraine's newly appointed Defence Minister Rustem Umerov vowed on Wednesday to recapture all territory under Russian military control, in his first comments in the new role. ... more 
Russian strike kills 16 in east Ukraine market, officials sayKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 A Russian strike killed more than a dozen people, including a child, in a market in the frontline in east Ukraine, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "heinous evil". ... more 
Terror accused on the run after daring escape from London jailLondon (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 British authorities on Wednesday issued an all-ports alert to track down a former soldier awaiting trial on terrorism charges, after he escaped from jail by clinging to the bottom of a delivery van. ... more |
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  Millions of Shiite pilgrims flock to Iraq's Karbala 
Kosovo situation 'highly volatile': NATO commanderBrussels (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 The commander of NATO forces in Kosovo warned Wednesday that the situation in the region remains volatile, despite a return to calm after violence flared earlier this year. ... more |
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Ukraine counteroffensive 'moving forward': NATO chiefBrussels (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Ukrainian forces have been able to break through Russian defences and are making progress in their counteroffensive against Moscow's troops, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. ... more 
'I could die': German military struggles to recruitEssen, Germany (AFP) Sept 7, 2023 Sports student Max Mueller is young, able and fit - exactly the kind of recruit the German army could use. But he won't consider signing up, with the prospect even less appealing since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine. ... more  
N. Korea to pay 'price' if it gives Russia arms: USWashington (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 The White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would "pay a price" if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue. ... more 
U.S. military to launch ICBM in display of nuclear forces' readinessWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2023 The U.S. military is scheduled to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from California overnight in a display of the U.S. nuclear forces' readiness, officials said. ... more |
 Kremlin says unable to confirm Putin-Kim Jong Un summit 
Poland to spend over 4% of GDP on defence in 2024Warsaw (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday the NATO member plans to spend more than four percent of its gross domestic product on defence next year amid security concerns over the war in neighbouring Ukraine. ... more |
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Taiwan president begins visit to sole African ally EswatiniTaipei (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen began her visit to Eswatini with a promise to cooperate on building an oil reserve facility, her office said Wednesday, looking to shore up ties with the island's last diplomatic ally in Africa. ... more  
One killed in Russian drone attacks on port district: Ukrainian governorKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 One person was killed in Russian drone attacks on a port district in Ukraine's southwestern Odesa region early Wednesday, the regional governor said. ... more
Armenia, US forces to hold joint drills amid Moscow tensionsYerevan (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Armenia will host joint drills with US forces next week, officials in Yerevan said Wednesday, the latest sign of the ex-Soviet republic's drift from its traditional ally Russia. ... more 
What we know about N. Korea-Russia tiesSeoul (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 The United States said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin later this month, to discuss providing arms to Moscow for its war in Ukraine. ... more |
Big power disputes cast shadow on Southeast Asia summitsJakarta (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Southeast Asian leaders were holding meetings with top US, Chinese and Japanese officials in Indonesia on Wednesday, where big power rivalries and regional issues from the South China Sea to North Korean missiles were on the table. ... more 
Biden awards Vietnam veteran top honor days before Hanoi visitWashington (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Joe Biden on Tuesday awarded the highest US military honor to an army helicopter pilot who saved four troops during the Vietnam War, in a ceremony days before the president heads to the Southeast Asian nation. ... more 
China warns against 'new Cold War' as big powers meet in SE AsiaJakarta (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid "a new Cold War", in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. ... more 
Russia's 'General Armageddon' appears in photograph for first time since Wagner mutinyWashington DC (UPI) Sep 5, 2023 A photograph posted to social media appears to show Russian General Sergie Surovikin, who had not been seen in public since the Wagner Mercenary Group's failed mutiny against the Russian Ministry of Defense in June. ... more |
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Xi's G20 no-show hints at China's shifting diplomatic prioritiesBeijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 President Xi Jinping's unexplained decision to snub the G20 summit underlines Beijing's frayed ties with other major powers as well as growing secrecy at the top of the ruling Communist Party, China analysts told AFP. ... more  
A system to keep cloud-based gamers in syncBoston MA (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Cloud gaming, which involves playing a video game remotely from the cloud, witnessed unprecedented growth during the lockdowns and gaming hardware shortages that occurred during the heart of the Cov ... more
Ukraine parliament approves Umerov as new defence ministerKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday approved President Volodymyr Zelensky's nomination of Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, as Kyiv's new defence minister after the resignation of Oleksiy Reznikov. ... more  
Iraqi Kurds protest unpaid salaries from BaghdadDohuk, Iraq (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Thousands of people carrying flags of Iraqi Kurdistan demonstrated on Tuesday in the autonomous region over unpaid civil service salaries which they blamed on Baghdad, an AFP correspondent reported. ... more |
State-backed tourism booms in China's troubled XinjiangKashgar, China (AFP) Sept 6, 2023 Chinese travellers throng the bazaars of old Kashgar, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture - part of a government push to remould troubled Xinjiang into a tourism paradise. ... more  
53 members of Burkina security forces killed in suspected jihadist attack: armyOuagadougou (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday. ... more 
France discussing withdrawal of 'certain military elements' from NigerParis (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 The French army is holding talks with Niger's military over withdrawing "elements" of its presence there following a coup, a defence ministry source said on Tuesday. ... more 
Military trial in DR Congo over deadly crackdown on anti-UN rallyGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 Six soldiers faced a military tribunal Tuesday in DR Congo over the killing of nearly 50 people in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in the east of the country. ... more |
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N. Korea's Kim set for arms talks with Putin in Russia: USWashington (AFP) Sept 5, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to make a rare trip abroad to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Russia to discuss providing arms to Moscow for its war in Ukraine, the United States said Monday. ... more  
Lockheed Martin's Transport Layer satellites launch as part SDA's Tranche 0Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA's T0TL ... more 
UN nuclear agency 'regrets' lack of Iranian cooperationVienna (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it regretted that "no progress" had been made by Iran on outstanding issues, including reinstalling cameras to monitor Tehran's nuclear programme and explaining uranium traces. ... more 
Biden 'disappointed' that Xi set to miss G20Rehoboth Beach, United States (AFP) Sept 4, 2023 US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed disappointment that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in India this week, as Washington seeks to repair relations with Beijing. ... more |
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